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Details for: NA 61259,
Rhododendron calendulaceum
(Michx.) Torr., GU 167
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Rhododendron calendulaceum
(Michx.) Torr.
Top Name:
GU 167
Origin:
Collected – United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
26 Sep 1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Rhododendron calendulaceum
(Michx.) Torr.
Top Name:
GU 167
Origin:
Collected – United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
26 Sep 1989
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
26 September 1989.
United States
Locality:
Blue Ridge, Buck Mt.-Mt. Pleasant, George Washington National Forest, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia
Coordinates:
37.7399, -79.1695
(Map it)
Elevation:
375m.
Collector(s):
Garvey, Edward J., USDA, ARS
Donated
26 September 1989.
Accession Names and Identifiers
GU 167
Type: Collector identifier
1989 Seed Collecting Trip to GW National Forest-Blue Ridge P
NA 61259
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum
Narrative
Rhododendron calendulaceum
(Michx.) Torr.
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Pentanthera
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
100501
Place of publication:
Fl. n. middle United States 425. 1824
Protologue link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4839514
Verified:
06/06/1995
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Azalea calendulacea
Michx.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Azalea calendulacea
Michx. var.
calendulacea
Common names
Language
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English
flame azalea
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Swedish
orangeazalea
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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